Radiation is the most potent mode of cancer therapy; however, resistance to radiation therapy results in tumor relapse and subsequent fatality.The cancer stem cell (CSC), which has better DNA repair capability, has been shown to contribute to tumor resistance and is an important target for treatment.Signaling molecules such as Notch, Wnt, and DNA r
As an inhibitor of microtubule assembly, combretastatin A-4 (CA-4)-induced biological responses in tumor cells have been well known, but the corresponding changes in nano-biophysical properties were not investigated given the lack of an ideal tool.Using AFM technique, we investigated the alteration of Balloons Standard Printed Foil nano-biophysical
BackgroundIn New York City (NYC), pneumonia is a leading cause of death and most pneumonia deaths occur in hospitals.Whether the pneumonia death rate in NYC reflects reporting artifact or is associated with factors during pneumonia-associated hospitalization (PAH) is unknown.We aimed to identify hospital-level factors associated with higher than ex
The llanera music and culture is a social Scents construction that has been developed for over 200 years in the Colombian-Venezuelan plains.However, this imaginary has been adopted and strengthened in a relatively short time in the Colombian province of Meta since 1960.The vastness of the Colombian-Venezuelan plains has lead to a differentiation of
Blunt abdominal trauma is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction biscoff shop thought to arise from either a sealed perforation of the small bowel or mesenteric injury resulting in adhesions.A 55-year-old gentleman presented with symptoms and signs of small bowel obstruction and a history of blunt abdominal trauma 14 months previously.Abdominal co